Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers (English)

1). Which is the longest National Highway in India?

A) NH-44
B) NH-1
C) NH-2
D) NH-10

Answer: A) NH-44


It starts from Srinagar and ends at Kanyakumari. Total length of this highway is
3,745 km. Previously NH-44 was known as NH-7.

2). In which year India’s first satellite Aryabhata was launched?

A) 1970
B) 1975
C) 1978
D) 1965

Answer: B) 1975



3). Name the Governor General who abolished 'Sati Pratha' in 1829?

A) Lord Clive
B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Dalhousie

Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck


4). Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?

A) Akbar
B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
C) Aurangzeb
D) Babur

Answer: B) Bahadur Shah Zafar


Another related GK Question like: First Mughal Emperor was Babur.

5).Who is known as Father of Green Revolution?

A) Norman Borlaug
B) Dr. M S Swami Nathan
C) Verghese Kurien
D) None of the above

Answer: A) Norman Borlaug



Another related GK Question Like: Dr. M SSwami Nathan is known as Father of Green Revolution in India and Verghese Kurien is known as Father of white revolution in India .





6). Which of the following state does not share boundary with Myanmar?

A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Manipur

Answer: A) Assam




Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share borders with Myanmar

7).Which among the following movement started with “breaking the salt law”?

A) Non-cooperation Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Quit India Movement
D) Home Rule Movement

Answer: B) Civil Disobedience Movement



8).Who among the following has written the book “The Men Who Killed Gandhi”?

A) R. K. Narayan
B) Rajshekhar Basu
C) Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar
D) Manohar Malgonkar

Answer: D) Manohar Malgonkar



9). Which port is known as Queen of Arabian Sea?

A) Vizag port
B) Paradip port
C) Kochi Port
D) Mumbai Port

Answer: C) Kochi Port




10).India’s First Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 was launched on which among the following dates?

A) October 27, 2007
B) October 22, 2008
C) November 23, 2008
D) December 17, 2008

Answer: B) October 22, 2008